ENVIRONMENT: EU GEARS UP FOR MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON FOREST PROTECTION IN EUROPE.(European Union)(Brief Article) From: European Report | Date: April 9, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Europe Information Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe will be attended by delegations from 35 European countries, among them all the EU Member States. Organised jointly by Austria and Poland, the conference, like its previous editions, will focus primarily on the implementation of international undertakings made on forestry matters by the European Community, its Member States - and the European partner countries - in the context of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janei...